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October 11, 2005, 11:09 pm PDT
I want to adopt
Quote From: barbmayerMy husband and I just went through fostering and/or adoption classes in New Mexico. In our State, a person can have a felony; just nothing against kids! My husband had a felony but it won't go against him for fostering or adopting a child.... You need to check the rules for your State to see if the same is true there. Usually the only rules against felons adopting or fostering would be if they did something to a child or had domestic violence...not drugs or anything like that. If you let the adoption/foster agency know exactly why he was declared a felon and what he has done since then, I would bet they would look into it and let you adopt/foster a child.
Good luck to you both! I don't know what state you are in. But, I'm in GA and there have been a couple of families in the county I live in who have become foster parents, even though they held a felony. Not that anyone wanted them out of fostering, but we did inquire as to how this could be. We were told that as long as there weren't any domestic charges or endangering kids, sex charges or murder. If there have been drug charges in the past, they will make you submit to random drug testing for a while. If there are any new charges after being approved as foster parents, they will close your home. Maybe you should check at the state level and not just at your local county office. This county is in despirate need of good homes. There are about 1/2 the homes needed in this country. I'm sure there is a lupe hole to get you in. Don't give up, keep trying.
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